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$49.03 +0.93 (+1.93%)
Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$49.02 -0.01 (-0.01%)
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FR vs. EGP, STAG, TRNO, PLD, SBAC, MAA, WY, ESS, SUI, and KIM

Should you be buying First Industrial Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Industrial Realty Trust include EastGroup Properties (EGP), STAG Industrial (STAG), Terreno Realty (TRNO), Prologis (PLD), SBA Communications (SBAC), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Sun Communities (SUI), and Kimco Realty (KIM).

First Industrial Realty Trust vs.

First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) and EastGroup Properties (NYSE:EGP) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and community ranking.

99.8% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of EastGroup Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of EastGroup Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

First Industrial Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than EastGroup Properties. First Industrial Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EastGroup Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Industrial Realty Trust$684.44M9.48$287.55M$2.0224.27
EastGroup Properties$660.46M13.28$227.75M$4.5736.55

EastGroup Properties received 31 more outperform votes than First Industrial Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.05% of users gave First Industrial Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 56.93% of users gave EastGroup Properties an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
First Industrial Realty TrustOutperform Votes
429
58.05%
Underperform Votes
310
41.95%
EastGroup PropertiesOutperform Votes
460
56.93%
Underperform Votes
348
43.07%

First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. EastGroup Properties pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 88.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EastGroup Properties pays out 122.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Industrial Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. First Industrial Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

First Industrial Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $57.08, indicating a potential upside of 16.43%. EastGroup Properties has a consensus price target of $187.20, indicating a potential upside of 12.07%. Given First Industrial Realty Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Industrial Realty Trust is more favorable than EastGroup Properties.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Industrial Realty Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.54
EastGroup Properties
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 42.94% compared to EastGroup Properties' net margin of 35.57%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 10.64% beat EastGroup Properties' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Industrial Realty Trust42.94% 10.64% 5.51%
EastGroup Properties 35.57%7.89%4.76%

First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EastGroup Properties has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, First Industrial Realty Trust had 4 more articles in the media than EastGroup Properties. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust and 21 mentions for EastGroup Properties. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat EastGroup Properties' score of 1.13 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Industrial Realty Trust
17 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
EastGroup Properties
12 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

First Industrial Realty Trust beats EastGroup Properties on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FR vs. The Competition

MetricFirst Industrial Realty TrustReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.49B$7.01B$11.29B$19.23B
Dividend Yield3.74%7.01%5.58%4.01%
P/E Ratio22.4960.5522.2833.50
Price / Sales9.488.4026.5929.16
Price / Cash15.7917.3217.6017.52
Price / Book2.361.682.644.55
Net Income$287.55M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B
7 Day Performance2.68%1.83%1.61%1.90%
1 Month Performance2.75%2.87%7.21%8.62%
1 Year Performance3.77%5.01%539.39%4.75%

First Industrial Realty Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FR
First Industrial Realty Trust
4.6952 of 5 stars
$49.03
+1.9%
$57.08
+16.4%
+3.8%$6.49B$684.44M22.49160Dividend Announcement
Positive News
EGP
EastGroup Properties
4.4796 of 5 stars
$163.92
+0.6%
$187.81
+14.6%
+4.5%$8.57B$660.46M35.2590Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
STAG
STAG Industrial
4.3831 of 5 stars
$32.84
+0.0%
$39.57
+20.5%
-3.9%$6.13B$767.38M31.5890Earnings Report
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
TRNO
Terreno Realty
2.2146 of 5 stars
$56.92
+0.5%
$66.45
+16.8%
+5.0%$5.86B$382.62M29.6540Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
PLD
Prologis
4.8343 of 5 stars
$103.43
+1.2%
$123.32
+19.2%
-0.4%$95.88B$8.20B25.862,470Analyst Forecast
Positive News
Gap Up
SBAC
SBA Communications
4.3609 of 5 stars
$223.28
+0.5%
$251.92
+12.8%
+25.3%$24.03B$2.68B35.221,830Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
MAA
Mid-America Apartment Communities
3.9447 of 5 stars
$160.69
+0.8%
$168.76
+5.0%
+26.1%$18.78B$2.19B35.872,390Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
WY
Weyerhaeuser
4.2769 of 5 stars
$25.56
+3.0%
$33.75
+32.0%
-15.8%$18.55B$7.12B46.479,260High Trading Volume
ESS
Essex Property Trust
4.0443 of 5 stars
$277.70
+0.8%
$307.11
+10.6%
+17.0%$17.86B$1.77B24.061,770Earnings Report
Positive News
SUI
Sun Communities
3.2401 of 5 stars
$123.50
+1.0%
$135.70
+9.9%
+12.7%$15.76B$3.20B66.407,590Positive News
KIM
Kimco Realty
4.3027 of 5 stars
$20.50
+0.7%
$24.68
+20.4%
+10.5%$13.93B$2.04B36.61N/AEarnings Report
Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
Positive News

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